Garden State South Artificial Reef
5.1 Nautical Miles off Spray Beach, 0.74 sq miles
Depth: 55-65 ft [download]
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New Jersey Dive Sites (12/31)
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Depth:
- 80 ft
Another schooner barge or sailing ship. Close to shore and very near the Maurice Tracy. It is sometimes a second or third dive because of this. She's in 70 feet of water on a sandy seafloor. Lots of wood walls and some decking, it's been better for spearfishing lately rather than bugs, but that'll depend on when she was last dived. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, barge, USA
- Built:
- 1891, Divine Burtis, Brooklyn NY USA, as General Slocum
- Specs:
- ( 235 x 37 ft ) 1284 gross tons, 4 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday December 4, 1911
storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 25 ft ( 30 ft, including mud )
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1902, William Rogers & Son, Bath Me USA
- Specs:
- ( 168 x 36 ft ) 599 gross tons, 8+ passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 2, 1918
collision with liner Prinz Oskar ( 1090 tons) - no casualties - Depth:
- 110 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck
- Depth:
- 70 ft
The "Glory Wreck" is a twisted mass of hull plates and steel spread over a wide area on a sandy bottom. Artifacts are occasionally found: portholes and brass. She is usually a good lobster wreck.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Depth:
- 75 ft
A typical smallish schooner barge wreck of unknown origin. Some anchor chain and decking spread out over a small area, with a few smaller pieces way off the main piece. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, Greece
- Name:
- One of the Goulandris brothers, who's shipping company owned the vessel.
- Built:
- 1910, England, as Maria Stathatos
- Specs:
- ( 362 x 51 ft ) 3750 gross tons, 31 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday December 1, 1942
collision with freighter Intrepido - no casualties - Depth:
- 190 ft
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Astroscopus guttatus
Size
to 22" and 20 lbs.
Description:
Don't expect to see these fishes very often - they live buried in the sand, with just their eyes protruding. The eyes are directly atop the flat head, and the mouth is almost vertical. Of course, they are ambush predators. If you flush one from its hiding place, it will clumsily swim a short distance, and then rebury itself in just seconds. Stargazers are capable of producing weak electric currents from organs located behind the eyes. I doubt that it is enough to be dangerous to a diver, although it might be startling! Midshipmen are similar but smaller, with a continuous dorsal fin and luminescent spots instead of electrical organs.
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